Ironing-table



'Nrrno STATES PATENT Enron.

IRoNlNoi-TABLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 289,097, dated November27, 1883. v

Application filed July 18, ISl. (Model.)

To all whomzlt may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES XV. L. HAY- WARD, of East l/Veymo'uth,county of Norfolk,

adapted to support ironing-boards of different sizes.

The apparatus also preferably comprises a compound ironing-board made oftwo separable portions, one of which, taken alone, forms a completeboard of small size, suitable for ironing small tubular garments ortubular portions of garments-such as sleeves. The two portions of theboard when placed together 'las `in use.

lie in one plane and form a board of large size-such as commonlyemployed for ironing skirts and large tubulary garments. The standconsists of a main standard having a broad base, (shown as formed by twodiverging legs,) and provided with a brace to engage a projecting tongueon the ironing-board and hold it out as au arm substantially atrightangles to the said standard. A folding leg or support consisting ofthree portions jointed together is adapted, according to the way thesaid portions are arranged, to forni a support for the larger or smallerboard, asmay be desired.V The standard is provided With a bracket orshelf to hold an iron, and the said bracket, brace, and supporting-legfor the board are all hingedor jointed to fold parallel with the mainstandard, so that the entire apparatus occupies but small space when not'if desired, dilierent-sized boards may be employed with the stand; but,asv herein shown, a compound board is employed, consisting of a smallerportion of suitable size for the smallest board to be used, and having atongue to be engaged and held by the main standard and its brace.Another portion, it-

, ted to encircle andsurround the smaller por- Y to the smaller portionwithout disengaging the latter from the standard, and the folding legwill be changed according as it is to support the smaller portion of theboard alone or both portions together.

Figure l is a side elevation of an ironing apparatus embodying thisinvention, it being shown in full lines arranged to afford thelargvest-sized board, and in dotted lines for the smaller-sized board;Fig. 2, a front vievvr of the stand when folded; and Figs. 3 and 4, topand under side views, respectively, of the comp pound board detachedfrom the stand.

The standard o may have a pedestal, a, and is provided with legs b,affording a Wide hase, has in its upper end an opening or socket, c,(see dotted lines, Fig. 2,) to receive a tongue, d, of the ironing-boarde, and is also provided with a brace, f, engaging a small projection, g,at the end ofthe said tongue, thus fastening the board e about at rightangles to the standard a, the said standard, board, and brace beingsecured in this position by a key, h, entering a socket, i, in the saidboard. rlhe brace f is hinged or pivoted at 2, to fold up by thestandard o when the apparatus is not in use. ywith asbestus-paper,(indicated by the heavy top line, Fig. 1, and the lozenge-Work, Fig. 2,)

to hold a flat-iron, is pivo'ted or hinged at Sto the standard o, so asto fold down beside it, as in Fig. 2, or to be held by the hook k inhorizontal position When the apparatus is in use. rI he end of theironing-board' e is supported by the folding leg, consisting of thethree portions lm a, the former hinged at 4 to the standard a, so as tofold parallel therewith, or to extend diagonally down therefrom to thefloor, as shown. in Fig. l, a suit-able shoulder, o, limiting itsmovement in this direction, and a hook, o', being employed to fasten it.The portion m is hinged to the portion Z at 5, and when used with alargeironing-board extends along the door, While the portion n, hinged to theportion m at 6, stands vertical. to support the boardmear its end, itbeing preferably fastened thereto'. by the hook p. A hook, r, is shown,by which the portions m n may be fastened in proper relative position.Vhen the stand is to be used for a smaller board, the portion m isturned up vertically, as shown in dotted lines,

Fig. l, and the portion n extends down there- A. bracket or shelf, j,preferably faced4 from and is fastened to the under side of the board,as by .the hook 9'. lWhen' the apparatus is not in use, the portion afolds wholly upon the portion m, the latter upon the portion l, and thethree thus folded together turn down beside the standard a, the lowercrosspiece, c', of which has a suitable recess to receive them. rllheportion n may have feet a a2, if desired, to afford a largerbearing-surface. rlhe board e, having the tongue d for attachment to thestandard a, is provided with an eye, r, in its/under side, to receivethe hook r of the portion a of the folding leg or support. If desired touse a largerboard, the one e might be removed and a larger one having asimilar tongue, d, employed in place of it; but the more convenient wayis to employ a portion, e, ofthe size desired for the larger board, ithaving a portion removed to exactly t thev board e, so that the twoportions e e, taken together, will form a compound board of large size,adapted to be supported bythe standard a and folding leg l m a. rlheouter por tion, c', is provided with one or more cross pieces, t, at itsunder side, extending across the recess in which the other portion, e,is received, and serving to support the said portion e, with its uppersurface even with that of the portion e. `An other cross-piece, a, nearthe end of the portionc, at its upper side, supports the said portion eupon the portion e, near where the latter is itself supported on thestandard. Vhen the two portions are used, they may be fastened togetherby the-hook w, the larger portion c being providedfwith an eye, p, inits under side, toV co-operatewiththe hook p of the portion n of thefolding leg.

I claim- 1. The ironing-board and its supportingstand, consisting of astandard adapted to support one end of the said board, combined with thefolding leg composed of three' portions hinged together and to thestandard, as described, whereby they form a support at greater or lessdistance from the said stand- 45 ard, as and for the purpose set forth.

2. rlhe ironing-board e and the supplementa-l board e, connectedtherewith, substantially as shown andlescribed, combined with itssupporting-stand, consisting of a standard adapted to support one end ofthe said board, and the folding leg composed of three portions hingedtogether and to the standard, 'as set forth, whereby they form a supporta greater or less distance from the said standard, as and for thepurpose specied.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence ot' two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES XV. L. HAYVARD.

